Marquise Blair
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| Born: | July 18, 1997 Slot cornerback | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||
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Marquise Damond Blair (born July 18, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.[1]
Early years
Blair attended Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio. He was a First-team Division II all-state as a senior at Wooster High (Ohio). Also named first-team Division II All-Ohio and Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
College career
Blair attended
The former first-team All-State pick in Ohio eventually worked his way into the starting lineup with the Utes in 2017, starting 6 of 9 games and making over 48 tackles, three for loss, and two pass breakups. before suffering a season-ending injury against UCLA. As a senior, He started in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018, garnering second-team All-Pac-12 honors along with 17 of his teammates. He finished the year with 59 stops, two for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups, and a forced fumble.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.48 s | 1.55 s | 2.63 s | 4.49 s | 6.84 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | ||
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Seattle Seahawks
2019
Blair was drafted by the
2020
Blair started the
2021
Blair entered the 2021 season as the backup free safety to Quandre Diggs. He played in six games before suffering a knee injury in Week 7. He was placed on injured reserve on November 12, 2021.[9]
On August 30, 2022, Blair was waived by the Seahawks.[10]
Carolina Panthers
On September 5, 2022, Blair signed with the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 6, 2022, before being released the following day.
Philadelphia Eagles
On November 16, 2022, Blair signed with the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad.[12] He was released on December 13.
On February 9, 2023, Blair signed a reserve/futures deal with the Eagles.[13] He was released by the team on April 24, with an NFI designation.
References
- ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (April 24, 2019). "Marquise Blair is Utah's top NFL draft prospect, as Chase Hansen's health makes him a mystery". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Fentress, Aaron (May 7, 2019). "Marquise Blair bashes his way from Wooster to the Seattle Seahawks".
- ^ "Marquise Blair Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Marquise Blair, Utah NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 26, 2019). "Seahawks Select Utah Safety Marquise Blair In Second Round Of 2019 NFL Draft". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Bell, Gregg (August 16, 2020). "By popular demand--and Seahawks need--Marquise Blair gets his chance as new nickel back". The News Tribune.
- ^ Mathews, Liz (September 22, 2020). "Seahawks Wire".
- ^ Alper, Josh (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks put Bruce Irvin, Marquise Blair and Phillip Dorsett on IR". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John (November 12, 2021). "Seahawks Activate Russell Wilson & Dee Eskridge From Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 30, 2022). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish Initial 2022 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign veteran defensive end Henry Anderson". Panthers.com. September 5, 2022.
- ^ Bowman, Paul (November 16, 2022). "Eagles Add Two To IR Amid Flurry Of Moves". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
- ^ Erby, Glenn (February 9, 2023). "Eagles to sign Marquise Blair to reserve/future deal". Eagles Wire. Retrieved February 9, 2023.